What is the meaning of Chicory?

Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family.

1. Common chicory (Cichorium intybus), source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and certain other cultivars with other names.

   Common chicory (Cichorium intybus), source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and certain other cultivars with other names.

   Endive (Cichorium endivia), the source of escarole and frisée.

   A coffee substitute made from the roasted roots of the common chicory, sometimes used as a cheap adulterant in real coffee.

   Source: wiktionary.org